Basic Safety Training SOLAS

Sailing school Sunlight Sailing together with the Latvian Maritime Academy starts training course SOLAS with the issuance of state certificates. The courses are held in Riga. Training lasts for 1 week. It includes theoretical and practical classes and the exam. Languages of training are English, Russian and Latvian. Price of Certificate is included.

The price is 249 euros.

Training program

The “Initial (basic) training” continuance for 54 hours includes 22 hours of practice and consists of the following courses:

This course is part of mandatory basic security training for all seafarers. It targets to provide a basic introductory training on procedures relating to safety and accident prevention, and to familiarize the staff with working conditions and working equipment on board of sea vessels.

Personal survival methods (A-VI / 1-1) (IMO Model Course 1.19)

The course includes practical training on the use of lifejackets and inflatable life rafts. The course is part of mandatory basic safety training for all seafarers

The course includes practical training with the use of fire extinguishers, fire hoses; equipment of surround extinguishing and other equipment for fire fighting. This course also include usage of breathing apparatus when fire fighting and rescue operations.

First aid (A-VI / 1-3) (IMO Model Course 1.13)

This course covers the minimum standard of competence in the provision of elementary first aid during emergency actions caused by an accident or other medical emergency.

In order to comply national requirements and the requirements of the STCW Convention on the training of seafarers in this program we use :

complex to prepare for emergency actions on the vessel;

complex to prepare for the use of rescue and survival at sea;

complex to prepare for medical assistance.

The complex to prepare for emergency action includes:

simulator “Smoke labyrinth”;

simulator that allows to imitate the ignition type of A, B, C, D and develop actions to eliminate them;

fire simulator in accommodation and service areas, engine rooms, the cargo hold;

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